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Masato Nakafuku publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Masato Nakafuku sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 111 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Masato Nakafuku D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Masato Nakafuku sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Masato Nakafuku is affiliated with Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in the United States. Their body of research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with additional contributions in Neuroscience.

The main topics explored in their work include:

  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Subfields represented in Nakafuku's research output are:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Developmental Neuroscience
  • Genetics
  • Cell Biology
  • Cancer Research

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Nakafuku include:

  • "Conserved Gsx2/Ind homeodomain monomer versus homodimer DNA binding defines regulatory outcomes in flies and mice," 2020, Genes & Development
  • "Physical interactions between Gsx2 and Ascl1 balance progenitor expansion versus neurogenesis in the mouse lateral ganglionic eminence," 2020, Development
  • "Conserved and Distinct Functions of the Autism-Related Chromatin Remodeler CHD8 in Embryonic and Adult Forebrain Neurogenesis," 2022, Journal of Neuroscience
  • "Increased PDGFRB and NF-κB signaling caused by highly prevalent somatic mutations in intracranial aneurysms," 2023, Science Translational Medicine
  • "Olig2 defines a subset of neural stem cells that produce specific olfactory bulb interneuron subtypes in the subventricular zone of adult mice," 2022, Development

The frequent publication venues for these works include:

  • Development
  • Genes & Development
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Science Translational Medicine
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Nakafuku often collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Kenneth Campbell
  • Joseph Salomone
  • Shenyue Qin
  • Brian Gebelein
  • Brittany Cain

Best Publications

  • Regulation of myosin phosphatase by Rho and Rho-associated kinase (Rho-kinase)

    Kazushi Kimura;Masaaki Ito;Mutsuki Amano;Kazuyasu Chihara

  • Regeneration of Hippocampal Pyramidal Neurons after Ischemic Brain Injury by Recruitment of Endogenous Neural Progenitors

    Hirofumi Nakatomi;Toshihiko Kuriu;Shigeo Okabe;Shin ichi Yamamoto

  • Rho-associated kinase, a novel serine/threonine kinase, as a putative target for small GTP binding protein Rho

    T. Matsui;M. Amano;T. Yamamoto;K. Chihara

  • Glial cells generate neurons: the role of the transcription factor Pax6

    Nico Heins;Paolo Malatesta;Francesco Cecconi;Masato Nakafuku

  • Structure and Function of Signal-Transducing GTP-Binding Proteins

    Yoshito Kaziro;Hiroshi Itoh;Tohru Kozasa;Masato Nakafuku

  • A binding site for Gli proteins is essential for HNF-3beta floor plate enhancer activity in transgenics and can respond to Shh in vitro

    Hiroshi Sasaki;Chi Chung Hui;Masato Nakafuku;Hisato Kondoh

  • Regulation of Gli2 and Gli3 activities by an amino-terminal repression domain: implication of Gli2 and Gli3 as primary mediators of Shh signaling.

    Hiroshi Sasaki;Yuriko Nishizaki;Chi Chung Hui;Masato Nakafuku

  • Sonic Hedgehog-induced activation of the Gli1 promoter is mediated by GLI3.

    Ping Dai;Hiroshi Akimaru;Yasunori Tanaka;Toshio Maekawa

  • Function of Ras as a molecular switch in signal transduction.

    T Satoh;M Nakafuku;Y Kaziro

  • The neural RNA-binding protein Musashi1 translationally regulates mammalian numb gene expression by interacting with its mRNA.

    Takao Imai;Akinori Tokunaga;Tetsu Yoshida;Mitsuhiro Hashimoto

  • Combinatorial Roles of Olig2 and Neurogenin2 in the Coordinated Induction of Pan-Neuronal and Subtype-Specific Properties of Motoneurons

    Rumiko Mizuguchi;Michiya Sugimori;Hirohide Takebayashi;Hidetaka Kosako

  • Hes binding to STAT3 mediates crosstalk between Notch and JAK–STAT signalling

    Sachiko Kamakura;Koji Oishi;Takeshi Yoshimatsu;Masato Nakafuku

  • BMP2-mediated alteration in the developmental pathway of fetal mouse brain cells from neurogenesis to astrocytogenesis

    Kinichi Nakashima;Takumi Takizawa;Takumi Takizawa;Takumi Takizawa;Wataru Ochiai;Wataru Ochiai;Makoto Yanagisawa;Makoto Yanagisawa

  • Mash1 specifies neurons and oligodendrocytes in the postnatal brain.

    Carlos M Parras;Rossella Galli;Olivier Britz;Sylvia Soares

  • F3/contactin acts as a functional ligand for Notch during oligodendrocyte maturation.

    Qi Dong Hu;Qi Dong Hu;Beng Ti Ang;Beng Ti Ang;Meliha Karsak;Wei Ping Hu

  • Dynamic expression of basic helix-loop-helix Olig family members: implication of Olig2 in neuron and oligodendrocyte differentiation and identification of a new member, Olig3.

    Hirohide Takebayashi;Shosei Yoshida;Michiya Sugimori;Hidetaka Kosako

  • Involvement of ras p21 protein in signal-transduction pathways from interleukin 2, interleukin 3, and granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor, but not from interleukin 4.

    Takaya Satoh;Masato Nakafuku;Atsushi Miyajima;Yoshito Kaziro

  • Identification of IQGAP as a Putative Target for the Small GTPases, Cdc42 and Rac1

    Shinya Kuroda;Masaki Fukata;Kenta Kobayashi;Masato Nakafuku

  • IRA2, a second gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae that encodes a protein with a domain homologous to mammalian ras GTPase-activating protein.

    K Tanaka;M Nakafuku;F Tamanoi;Y Kaziro

  • S. cerevisiae genes IRA1 and IRA2 encode proteins that may be functionally equivalent to mammalian ras GTPase activating protein

    Kazuma Tanaka;Masato Nakafuku;Takaya Satoh;Mark S. Marshall

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoshito Kaziro
Yoshito Kaziro Kyoto University
Kenneth Campbell
Kenneth Campbell Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Kozo Kaibuchi
Kozo Kaibuchi Nagoya University
Takaya Satoh
Takaya Satoh Osaka Metropolitan University
François Guillemot
François Guillemot The Francis Crick Institute
Hideyuki Okano
Hideyuki Okano Keio University
Yukiko Gotoh
Yukiko Gotoh University of Tokyo
Akihiro Iwamatsu
Akihiro Iwamatsu Osaka University
Hidetaka Kosako
Hidetaka Kosako University of Tokushima
Chi-chung Hui
Chi-chung Hui University of Toronto

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